Additional Warranty?

About to get a 350R; did anyone opt for the additional warranty? Seems pricey and making my budget stretch, but is it worth it?

I will. I will go for the longest duration available. I have to go through a dealer due to FL laws

Considering it will cover a race car with a $20k motor for up to 8yrs and 120k miles seems like a bargain for the piece of mind to me...ask me if I got one.

Yup! I bought it and the dealership hooked me up with a lot of rebates

I generally do not buy these plans, mostly because I want to mod the car. However, I have bought this twice in the last decade or so and both were had for about half asking price. Never pay full price. You should also note which plan it is. It can be from the OEM or a third party. You should ask to be sure what you are buying, as they will present them similarly. Good luck.

This is a question I would like to resolve as well. You can get a discount on Ford's plan? My car has 90 miles on it so I assume I can add Ford coverage for some period of time. Where's the sweet spot if you don't plan to sell? What about the guy selling in 5 years and 40,000 miles?

Coming from a Nissan Maxima to my first performance machine like this I actually 'warrantied up' like nobody's business for entire length of the loan:

-6yr / 75k mile Premium Care Plan - cost $3,043 (there is a minor pro-rated co-pay for yrs 4,5,6 iirc)...pretty much covers every system on the car

-6yr / 75k mile / 10 visit Premium Maintnenace Plan - cost $2,760 (every 6mos or 7500mi)...covers replacement+labor of everything (disposables) not covered by the Premium Care Plan, right down to wiper blades

-6yr TireCare Extended Service Plan - cost $1,850 road hazard protection - any damage from nails, glass, debris, potholes and they replace tire/wheels. No limit on approved claim benefits and no limit on occurrences. I checked with SM at local dealer and CF wheels are def included as they are an OEM part.

So all in all yes they saw me coming and yes I got some clean laundry from getting taken to the cleaners BUT I feel the peace of mind I have had reading many of these threads about various issues is well worth it. I have 6yrs to take notes from all you guys, learn as much as I can and develop a 'proper' mod list :ford:

Who offers extended coverage other than Ford?
I got a quote from Carshield is was about 3k

Sunny_M3 said:

About to get a 350R; did anyone opt for the additional warranty? Seems pricey and making my budget stretch, but is it worth it?

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It's worth it only if your sure you will be keeping the car for the duration. These come with a 3yr/36K bumper to bumper, and 5yr/ 60K powertrain warranty. That should give you time to decide what you need. You can buy additional coverage any time, so shop around. There is some great references for warranty products in threads on this forum.

Don't buy anything but the factory Ford ESP. Premiumcare (the best) is like the 3/36 bumper to bumper. The likelihood of Ford going out of business in 8 years is nil and they almost certainly will honor a claim if maintenance is kept up.

The factory 5/60 is not the same language (implied coverage) as the 3/36 either.

If you buy it after 1 year ..ford adds $100 fee to the warranty ..FYI . I had it on my 03 cobra and it was worth every penny. Got a complete motor with blower and accessories instead of new heads .. I honestly believe it was because I got the extended warranty as many friends just got new heads (head tick issue).

Tomster said:

I will. I will go for the longest duration available. I have to go through a dealer due to FL laws

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LMK what you end up with. I'll be looking for the same thing....if I keep her

I bought the Ford ESP Premium Care 6yr/60k miles with $50 deductible for $620

krt22 said:

https://www.floodfordesp.com/

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Won't work in FL :tsk: